Etymograph

English

makila

Makila comes from Basque makila ‘a stick’, and goes back to Latin baculum.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEbaculum‘walking stick, cane, staff’
  2. Basquemodernmakila‘a stick’
  3. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEbaculum‘walking stick, cane, staff’
  2. Basquemodernmakila‘a stick’
  3. Englishtodaysame form

Linked words

through Latin baculum ‘walking stick, cane, staff’

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Today it means

noun A traditional Basque walking stick with a point or blade concealed in the pommel.

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Etymograph / Latin baculum / makila

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